Famous vaudeville actors: 60 Photos
Vaudeville - Bob Hope and American Variety | photo frames
Historic Footage- Vaudeville Acts 1898 to 1910 (Part 1 of 2)
Album of Gems Introduced by Williams and Walker photo images
Videos
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly - Ballin the Jack
Great Vaudevillian - Pat Rooney & Son 1935
Theater Acting : What Is Vaudeville?
Charlie Chaplin - The Lions Cage
Forgotten Hollywood: Black Vaudeville - Golden Globes
FAQs
There were many many famous vaudeville performers throughout the long history of American vaudeville, but some of the most famous included Eva Tanquay, Sophie Tucker, George M. Cohan, Blanche Ring.
Bert Williams (1874-1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era, and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time.
Vaudeville was a form of live entertainment that began in the early 1900s. The performers were known as vaudevillians: comedians, magicians, and musicians who traveled all over the country to participate in theater variety shows. Chains of variety shows were known as circuits.
Many future stars were developed under the vaudeville system—e.g., W.C. Fields, juggler and comedian; Will Rogers, cowboy and comic; the famous “American Beauty,” Lillian Russell; Charlie Case, monologuist; and Joe Jackson, pantomimist.
Tony Pastor. Tony Pastor (born May 28, 1837, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 26, 1908, Elmhurst, New York) was an American impresario and comic singer, considered the father of vaudeville in the United States.
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